Landmark Near Citizens Bank Park

Restroom Locations:
Portable Restrooms (see attached map for picnic site locations)*
1. Across from picnic #2
2. Boathouse
3. Swedish Museum parking lot near field 4
4. Swedish Museum parking lot near 20th street
5. Picnic area #12
6. Rear tennis court
7. Ashburn field # 1
8. Parking Lot near Broad street ramp
9. Broad street side to the left of picnic # 21
10. Broad Street side to the right of picnic area 21 & near softball field# 5
*We will try to order two additional temporary restrooms in between picnic areas 7 & 8 and at the corner of skate park.
Permanent Restrooms:
Again please note there are permanent restrooms that are open to the public during the park operation hours (6:00am-9:00pm, April-October; 6:00am-6:00pm, November-March). The portable restrooms are open on the same schedule.
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John F. Kennedy Stadium (formerly Philadelphia Municipal Stadium and Sesquicentennial Stadium) was an open-air stadium in Philadelphia that stood from 1926 to 1992. The South Philadelphia stadium was situated on the east side of the far southern end of Broad Street at a location that is now part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. Designed by the architectural firm of Simon & Simon in a classic 1920s style with a horseshoe seating design that surrounded a track and football field, at its peak the facility seated in excess of 102,000 people. Bleachers were later added at the open (North) end.Each section of the main portion of the stadium contained its own entrance, which displayed the letters of each section above the entrance, in a nod to ancient Roman stadia. Section designators were divided at the south end of the stadium (the bottom of the "U" shape) between West and East, starting with Sections WA and EA and proceeding north. The north bleachers started with Section NA.It was built of concrete, stone, and brick on a 13.5acre tract.Opening and namesJFK Stadium was built as part of the 1926 Sesquicentennial International Exposition. Originally known as Sesquicentennial Stadium when it opened April 15, 1926, the structure was renamed Philadelphia Municipal Stadium after the Exposition's closing ceremonies. In 1964, it was renamed John F. Kennedy Stadium in memory of the 35th President of the United States who had been assassinated the year before.

Congregation Shivtei Yeshuron-Ezras Israel is an active synagogue located in the Pennsport neighborhood of South Philadelphia. Shivtei Yeshuron moved to its current location in 1909 and had purchased the building by 1917. It is South Philadelphia's oldest continuously active synagogue building and congregation. Religious services are lay led, and the congregation offers cultural events and tours open to the public.Congregation HistoryThe congregation first organized itself in 1876 at 322 Bainbridge Street and chartered itself in 1892 as 'Shivtei Yeshurun. As the population of Jews from Eastern Europe increased in Philadelphia between 1881 and 1924, the Jewish community extended from Society Hill south to Oregon Avenue. The congregation moved to its current location at 2015 South 4th Street, near 4th Street and Snyder Avenue, in 1909. Community craftsman redesigned the interior and the synagogue became an active synagogue along with a meeting place for community beneficial societies and events.Max Karafin came to Philadelphia from Odessa in the 1920s, and served as cantor, conducting services. His wife, Baila Karafin, helped to start the Ladies Auxiliary during the 1930s' Great Depression in support of community members in need.South Philadelphia's urban Jewish community contracted in the years following World War II when many families moved to the suburbs and exurbs. Shivtei Yeshuron survived by virtue of several mergers. In 1961, Shivtei Yeshuron combined with Mishkan Israel and Raim Ahuvim (Anshe Kalker, who held Nusach Sefard). In 1968, Shivtei Yeshuron welcomed the merger of Heisner, and of Congregation Ezras Israel, formerly of Sixth and Cantrell Streets, to become Shivtei Yeshurun - Heisner Ezras Israel. Shivtei Yeshuron Ezras Israel subsequently absorbed the members of six other area synagogues that closed between 1970 and 1983.

Congregation Shivtei Yeshuron-Ezras Israel is an active synagogue located in the Pennsport neighborhood of South Philadelphia. Shivtei Yeshuron moved to its current location in 1909 and had purchased the building by 1917. It is South Philadelphia's oldest continuously active synagogue building and congregation. Religious services are lay led, and the congregation offers cultural events and tours open to the public.Congregation HistoryThe congregation first organized itself in 1876 at 322 Bainbridge Street and chartered itself in 1892 as 'Shivtei Yeshurun. As the population of Jews from Eastern Europe increased in Philadelphia between 1881 and 1924, the Jewish community extended from Society Hill south to Oregon Avenue. The congregation moved to its current location at 2015 South 4th Street, near 4th Street and Snyder Avenue, in 1909. Community craftsman redesigned the interior and the synagogue became an active synagogue along with a meeting place for community beneficial societies and events.Max Karafin came to Philadelphia from Odessa in the 1920s, and served as cantor, conducting services. His wife, Baila Karafin, helped to start the Ladies Auxiliary during the 1930s' Great Depression in support of community members in need.South Philadelphia's urban Jewish community contracted in the years following World War II when many families moved to the suburbs and exurbs. Shivtei Yeshuron survived by virtue of several mergers. In 1961, Shivtei Yeshuron combined with Mishkan Israel and Raim Ahuvim (Anshe Kalker, who held Nusach Sefard). In 1968, Shivtei Yeshuron welcomed the merger of Heisner, and of Congregation Ezras Israel, formerly of Sixth and Cantrell Streets, to become Shivtei Yeshurun - Heisner Ezras Israel. Shivtei Yeshuron Ezras Israel subsequently absorbed the members of six other area synagogues that closed between 1970 and 1983.